>> yes, maybe IDE machines are more often affected than SCSI machines (as
>> written a minute ago, i run U1E and U2E here).
>>
>> does the symbios integrate well into OF so that it's bootable?
>
> It's plug and play. I have another one for my next U5. I was very 
> pleased
> at how easy it was.
>
> And I like this:
>
> esiop0 at pci2 dev 1 function 0: Symbios Logic 53c875 (ultra-wide scsi)
> esiop0: using on-board RAM
> esiop0: interrupting at ivec 10
> scsibus0 at esiop0: 16 targets, 8 luns per target
>
> sd0 at scsibus0 target 6 lun 0: <IBM, IC35L018UWD210-0, S5CS> disk 
> fixed
> sd0: 17501 MB, 20765 cyl, 6 head, 287 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 35843670 
> sectors
> sd0: sync (50.00ns offset 16), 16-bit (40.000MB/s) transfers, tagged 
> queueing
>                                        ^^^^^^^^^^
> :-)
> -- 
> Rick Kelly	rmk@rmkhome.com

thanks, looks great ;)

another question: i need much space for a fileserver and i want to 
RAID1 this. i'm thinking of two big IDE HDs and an additional (PCI 
based) controller to get ATA/133 or so. IIRC all the supported devices 
should run (read: if they do not connect/provide the boot device), but 
are there IDE controllers out there which support booting from attached 
HDs on U5/U10 machines?

tia,

timo